COP31 faces tough test as climate threats mount

France 24 · France 24 · 2026-11-06 12:57 UTC

Nearly 200 nations gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.

Paris (France) (AFP) – Nearly 200 nations gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.

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More than 100,000 people are expected at the UN's two-week climate negotiations in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya.

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